On the move: More than two-thirds of 2016’s top 25 QBs have transferred
By Andrew Olson
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If it feels like more players than ever are transferring, it’s because they are.
Michigan QB Brandon Peters recently entered the NCAA transfer portal. As The Athletic’s Max Olson noted, it brings the tally of transferring top-25 247Sports Composite quarterbacks up to 17.
The 17 transfers include plenty of familiar faces. The top two quarterbacks of the class were Shea Patterson and Jacob Eason. Other SEC transfers from the class are Brandon McIlwain (No. 9, South Carolina), Jalen Hurts (No. 13, Alabama) and Woody Barrett (No. 16, Auburn).
Among the non-transfers are Feleipe Franks (No. 5, Florida), Jarrett Guarantano (No. 7, Tennessee) and Jake Bentley (No. 19, South Carolina).
Top 2016 QBs who haven’t transferred (247 ranks)
3. KJ Costello, STAN
5. Feleipe Franks, UF
7. Jarrett Guarantano, TEN
8. Dwayne Haskins, OSU
14. Jawon Pass, UL
19. Jake Bentley, SC
21. Dillon Sterling-Cole, ASU
25. Seth Green, MIN (now a WR)— Max Olson (@max_olson) May 4, 2019
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